Fruit Monster Christmas

Players seeking the best online slots will want to look closely at Spinmatic’s Fruit Monster.

In this video slot, a horrific beast is prowling the North Pole, seeking to sweeten itself by devouring innocent, succulent fruit. Players can hope to unlock the Mystery Scatter and Gamble features in their quest to enrich their bankrolls.

Theme

Fruit slots are certainly nothing new in online slot gaming – in fact, they’re as old as ‘one-armed bandit’ machines that made the genre a success. Similarly, there are plenty of holiday-themed slots available, often set in snowy landscapes and featuring sleigh rides.

With that said, it’s clear that Spinmatic is taking a very fresh approach to this slot.

Fruit may be a common theme, but fruit as both a terrifying monster and its potential victim? This is a gaming experience found nowhere else.

Gaming symbols include bespectacled oranges, smiling watermelons and strawberries, angsty lemons, fabulous pineapples, cheeky cherries, and twin plums.

The fruit monster itself, with banana ears, a pear-shaped torso, and an ugli lower body, acts as wild, substituting for other symbols to form winning combinations.

This title’s most important symbol, though…

… is the green leaf symbol. It acts as mystery scatter, triggering the Feature Game when three or more appear on the reels

Betting Options and Functions

• 5 fixed paylines, all paying from left to right
• Bet size is set simply from 0.05 – 20.00 times the betting currency
• Quick Spin is available for a faster gaming tempo
• Autoplay is available for up to 100 spins, or without end

* Overall theoretical return to player ratio sit at about the industry average at 95%.

Features

• Gamble feature is available on all wins
• The simple double-or-nothing features allows players to double the size of any win, with the risk of losing the win in its entirety
• Players attempt to predict which of two fruit symbols will be chosen. 
• The feature can be played up to 5 times in a row

• The Feature Game is triggered by the appearance of three or more leaf symbols on the re
• Players choose from among the three leaf symbols that triggered the feature. The symbols then flip to reveal the hidden symbols behind them – all mystery scatter symbols turn into the chosen one
• The appropriate payout is paid, with the new symbols in place. 

Our Take

Spinmatic does excellent work in Fruit Monster Christmas. The theme is delightfully novel, design values are very high, and gameplay goes off without a hitch.

That's not to say there isn't room for improvement, however. Higher RTP would certainly be appreciated by players, and as far as bonus features go, this one is quite lackluster.

Still, there’s plenty for slot gamers to get excited about here, no matter the season and no matter their views on monsters.